We had a recent spec leak for the LG Optimus Vu II, and to be honest, we weren’t impressed. But now the specs are official, and we have a little more to like. Here is what the newest block of a smartphone will come with: 2,150 mAh removable battery, a 70 mAh bump 2GB of RAM, from 1GB microSD card slot added Snapdragon S4 Plus 1.5 GHz dual… Read more

Samsung has officially confirmed that the Jelly Bean update for its flagship Galaxy S III will be arriving sometime in October. That’s actually not too long of a wait, so thank Samsung for being fairly prompt with this update. Jelly Bean leaks have been dropping like crazy, so we knew the update was almost ready for release. If you don’t have a… Read more

While we all love Canada, and apparently so does Google. They have launched an official Google Canada blog. The blog will be used to post news from Canada about Google products, since Canada was one of the first homes of an international Google office. Now they have many there, with a big team contributing a lot to products like Chrome and Gmail. Those… Read more

We knew about Google Play gift cards for a while, with evidence in the Play Store APK and the actual cards being found in Target inventory, but Google has just made them official. Their official page is live now, explaining their new system. Not only that, but they also put up a support page for the gift cards. It’s all official now. The gift cards… Read more

After being spotted countless times in the wild, Sony’s Xperia SL is finally official. The smartphone is now listed on the manufacturer’s official website as “coming soon”. The Xperia SL will feature an array of impressive specs, including a 1.7GHz Snapdragon S3 processor, 4.3-inch 1280 x 720 display and Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. Users will… Read more

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33DoSZuS1ao&feature=player_embedded This video has been found from a Mexican Android blog showing off a TouchWiz Jelly Bean ROM running on a Galaxy S III. The video shows off a few new features, like a revamped notification bar. They added a brightness slider, like AOKP has. They also included expandable notifications, but… Read more

Always wanted a place to go for official Android news (are we not good enough for you?!), but didn’t want to sift through Google Mobile? Great news for you, Google has decided to break Android off from the Google Mobile blog and make its own blog! The team said: A few months ago, we asked what content you wanted to see more of on the Google Mobile… Read more

T-Mobile has officially confirmed that they are getting the Samsung Galaxy Note on their Twitter! It’s been a long time, and after countless rumors, leaks, and documents, it’s finally confirmed. Unfortunately, no date or even estimate was given. Not even a “soon.” We do know it will come eventually though, and that’s a plus. However, how late is it… Read more

It’s official! The day is finally here for Sprint Samsung Galaxy S II, Epic 4G Touch owners. Yes you, the owners of the device with the extremely long name. You’re getting Ice Cream Sandwich, Android 4.0.4. The signs have all been leading to today with leaked documents and the source being made available Wednesday. Now, documents have been… Read more

Well if you need any more proof that the Samsung Galaxy Note is coming to T-Mobile, I don’t know what to tell you. This comes after many other pieces of proof, including photos of the T-Mo Note. T-Mobile really doesn’t want to hide the fact that they’re getting the Note, which is probably for the best. They are releasing it very late, and they need all… Read more

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